Dough-cutter.



H. J. GUTTMAN.

DOUGE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED APB..15, 1907. I

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DOUGH CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15,'1907.

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UNITED STATLIWEN 1 ()F HARRY J. GUTTIVIAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR 'IO EDWARD KATZINGER 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATIONOF ILLINOIS.

DOUGH-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed April 15, 1907. Serial No. 368,191.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. GUTTMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Dough Gutters, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in dough cutters and particularlyto cutters of a roller construction, and the primary object of theinvention is to provide an improved cutter of this character adapted tocut the dough into uniform pieces. v

A further object is to provide an improved cutting roller of thischaracter which may be readily adjusted to vary the sizes of the piecescut and improved means forrindicating the adjustment.

A further object is to provide an improved cutting .roller provided withend cutters adapted to cooperate with the side cutters to completelysever the pieces of dough.

A further object is to provide an improved cutting roller of thischaracter provided with separate end cutters adapted to be applied tothe end rollers and which are of a diameter to correspond with theadjustment of the side cutters.

A further object is to provide an improved hand cutting roller of thischaracter which will be simple and durable in construction, capable ofeasy adjustment and efiective and efficient in operation.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new anduseful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the featuresof novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of theseveral parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown inthe accompanying drawings, illustrating an exemplification of theinvention, and in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view online 11 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line 22 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 1is a detail sectional View on line e -fl of Fig. 6. Fig. 5 is alongitudinal sectional view similar to Fig. 1, showing the cuttingblades in an adjusted position. Fig.

' 6 is an end elevation taken on line 66 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detailperspective view of one of the cutting blades. Fig. 8 is a detailsectional view on line 8-8 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a detail perspectiveView of the hub of the ings and in this exemplification of theinvention, the roller preferably comprises a hub 15 of tubular formationand of any desired length, to the ends of which are secured suitableheads 16 of any desired diameter. These heads are provided with spaced,recessed portions 18, which extend from points approximately adjacentthe diametric center thereof to the periphery and are located so as toopen from the inner faces of the heads.

Suitable cutting blades 19 are provided with laterally projectingflanges or portions 20, which preferably extend from the ends of theblade and terminate short of the outer or cutting edges thereof and saidblades 19 are of such a length as to extend completely across the spacebetween the heads 16 of the roller parallel with the hub 15 and in sucha manner that the flanges or portions 20 will enter and move within therecesses 18, which latter serve as guides for the cutter and prevent thesame from becoming displaced.

Suitable handles 21, 22, are provided for the roller, the handle 21being rigidly se cured to the outer face of one of the heads 16 and isprovided with a reduced extremity 28, which latter is adapted to enterand proj set for a slight distance within the hub 15. The other handle22 is provided with a projecting rod or bar 24, which extends through asuitable bearing 25, secured to the other head 16 of the roller and saidrod or bar 24: is provided with a threaded extremity 26 which extendsfor some distance within the hub 15.

Slidingly mounted within the hub 15 is a nut or member 27, which isprovided with a threaded aperture 28 which preferably extends entirelythrough the nut or member 27 and is adapted to receive the threadedextremity of the rod or bar 24. A yielding member, such as a coil spring29 or the like, is disposed within the hub 15 between the end of thebearing 25 and the adjacent end of the nut or member 27 and said member29 surrounds the rod or bar 24 for a purpose to be set forth.

Slidingly mounted upon the hub 15 is a sleeve or collar 30, which isconnected or secured to the nut or member 27 within the hub by means ofa suitable screw or bolt 31 which passes through the sleeve or collar30, a suitable slot or aperture 32 in the hub 15 and with its extremityengaging the nut or member 27, so that when the handle 22 is rotated,the rod or bar 21 will also be rotated so that the threaded extremity 26thereof will draw the nut or member 27 and sleeve or collar 30 forwardlyor force it backwardly according to the direction of rotation of thehandle 22, as will be understood. If desirable, a suitable jam-nut 33may be provided on the screw or bolt 31 to prevent displacement of thesame when adjusted. The sleeve or collar 30 is provided at itsextremities with cooperating projecting ears or lugs 34 and pivotallyconnected by one end to the ears or lugs 3a are links 35. The other endof these links are pivotally connected to the blades or cutters 19 andsaid links 35 are of such a length that when the nut or member 27 is inengagement with the stop or reduced portion 23 of the handle 21, thelinks will permit the blades 19 to be drawn closely toward the hub 15 ofthe roller and when the handle 22 is ad justed so as to draw the nut ormember 27 to the position shown more clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings,the links 35 will extend or force the blades 19 to project for somedistance beyond the blades 16 of the roller.

In order to prevent the handle 22 from being rotated to adjust theblades 19 during the operation of cut-ting the dough, any suitablelocking means may be provided and a simple and eflicient means foraccomplishing this purpose comprises a projection or rib 36, whichextends transversely across the lower face of the handle 22 and saidprojection or rib is adapted to enter and be seated within a cooperatinggroove or depression 37 in the adjacent face of the bearing 25. lViththis construction, it will be noted that the tension of the spring oryielding member 29 will tend to draw the projection 36 into the grooveor depression 37 and when it is desired to adjust the blades 19, allthat is necessary is to draw the handle 22 against the tension of theyielding member 29 and rotate the handle to adjust the nut or member 27and when the proper adjustment has been attained, the handle 22 may bereleased and placed into a position to permit the projection or rib 36to be seated in the groove 37 In order to ascertain the degree ofadjustment of the cutting edge of the blades 19 or to provide meanswhereby the blades may be adjusted to cut the dough into predeterminedsizes, a suitable indicator may be provided and this indicatorpreferably comprises a series of graduations 38 on the hub 15 and saidgraduations are so arranged that one end of the sleeve or collar 30 isadapted to cooperate therewith, as a pointer or indicator.

In order to completely sever the pieces of dough by cutting the edgessimultaneously with the sides, suitable cutting rings or rims 39 may beprovided and these rings are preferably provided with projecting ears10, which extend toward the diametric center of the rings. These ringsare of varying sizes to meet the requirements of the differ entadjustments of the cutting blades 19 and are secured in position withrelation to the ends of the blades 19 by engaging and resting upon theperiphery of the heads 16, so that the ears or projections 40 willengage and rest against the outer face of the respective head 16 andsaid rings may be held in position in any suitable manner, preferably bymeans of screws or bolts 11 passing through the ears or projections andinto the heads 16, the periphery of the rings 39 being formed intocutting edges to cooper ate with the cutting edges of the blades 19.

From the above, it is thought that the operation will be clear butbriefly stated, it is as follows: Assuming the parts to be in positionas shown in Fig. 1, with the cutting edges of the blades 19 projectingbeyond the heads 16, a sufficient distance to cut the smallest piece ofdough and the cutting rings 39 in position to cooperate with the blades19 to cut the ends of the pieces of dough, the cutter may be rolledacross the dough in the usual manner. hen it is desired to cut the doughinto larger pieces, the specific cutting ring 39 may be first removedand the handle 22 may be then rotated in the manner already set forth toadjust the nut or member 27 and the sleeve or collar 30, which willforce the cutting edges of the blades 19 outwardly through the medium ofthe connecting links 35 and said sleeve or collar 30 may be adjusteduntil its end registers with the desired graduation 38. \Vith the bladesthus adjusted, the cutting ring 39 of the proper size, that is, of asize that the cutting edge thereof will be in a position to cooper atewith the cutting edge of the blades 19, may be placed and secured inposition in the manner already set fort-h and when thus secured inposition, the cutter may be operated or rolled across the dough in themanner as before. Thus it will be seen that the cutter may be readilyadjusted to cut the dough into any desired sizes. hen the cutter isadjusted to the position as shown in Fig. 1, that is, so as to cut thedough into the smallest sizes, the end of the nut or member 27 willengage and rest against the reduced extremity 23 of the handle 21 whichacts as a stop and serves to resist the pressure upon the ends of theblades 19 to prevent straining of the parts.

In order that the invention might be fully understood by those skilledin the art, the

details of the foregoing embodiments thereof have been thus specificallydescribed but hat I claim as new therein and desire to secure by LettersPatent is 1. A dough cut-ting roller containing a plurality of cuttersextending longitudinally of the roller and means for simultaneouslyadjusting the cutters.

2. A dough cutting roller containing a plurality of radially adjustablecutters extending longitudinally of the roller, and means forsimultaneously adjusting the cutters.

3. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality of cuttersarranged longitudinally of the roller, supports for the cutters, ahandle for the roller and means for simultaneously adjusting the cutterson the supports with relation to each other.

l. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality oflongitudinally disposed cutters, supports for the cutters, a handle forthe roller and means operatively related to the handle for adjusting thecutters on the support.

5. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, cutting bladessupported by and extending longitudinally of the hub, a member mountedfor sliding movement on the hub, a flexible connection between themember and the blades and means for moving the member longitudinally onthe hub to radially adjust the blades.

6. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, longitudinalcutting blades supported by the hub, a member mounted for slidingmovement on the hub, flexible connections between the member and theblades, a handle and means operatively related to the handle forlongitudinally moving the member on the hub to simultaneously adjust theblades radially.

7. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality oflongitudinally disposed cutters, supports for the cutters, a handle forthe roller, means for adjusting the cutters on the supports withrelation to each other and means for locking the adjusting means.

8. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of spaced longitudinalblades having cutting edges, supports for the blades, a handle for theroller, and means operatively related to the handle and the blades foradj usting the blades to vary the position of the cutting edges withrelation to each other.

9. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality oflongitudinally disposed cutters, supports for the cutters, the ends ofthe cutters engaging the supports and having a sliding engagementtherewith, a handle for the roller and means operatively related to thehandle for radially adjusting the cutters on the supports.

10. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality of cuttersadjustable to ward and away from the axis of said roller, supports forthe cutters, said supports being provided with guide ways slidablyengaging .said cutters to permit their adjustment, a

handle for the roller, and means operatively related to the handle andthe cutters for adjusting the cutters in the guideways.

11. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality of spacedlongitudinal cutters, supports for the cutters, a handle, and a flexibleconnection between the handle and the cutters for adjusting the cutterswith relation to each other.

12. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality of spacedlongitudinal cutters, supports for the cutters, handles for the roller,and means operatively related to one of the handles for radiallyadjusting the cutters with relation to each other. i

13. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality of spacedlongitudinal cutters, supports for the cutters, handles for the roller,means operatively related to one of the handles for radially adjustingthe cutters with relation to each other, and interengaging means on thehandle and one of the supports for locking the adjusting means.

14. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a plurality of spacedlongitudinal cutters, supports for the cutters, handles for the roller,means operatively related to one of the handles for radially adjustingthe cutters with relation to each other, interengaging means on thehandle and one of the sup ports for locking the adjusting means, andyielding means for holding the locking means in engagement.

15. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, spaced headssupported by the hub, spaced cutters adjust-ably mounted on the heads,handles for the roller, a member slidingly mounted on the hub, flexibleconnections between the member and the blades, and means operativelyrelated to one of the handles for adjusting the cutters radially.

16. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, a plurality ofradially projecting cutters, supports for the cutters, a handle for theroller, a member mounted for sliding movement on the hub, links one endof which are pivotally connected to the member and the other ends to theblades, and means operatively related to the handle and the member, foradjusting the cutters radially on the supports.

17. In a dough cutting roller, the combina tion of a hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a flexible connection between the member and the blades, ahandle, and an adjustable connection between the handle and the memberfor moving the cutters radially on their supports.

18. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, spaced cutters,supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movement on thehub, a flexible connection between the member and the blades, a handle,an adjustable connection between the handle and the member for movingthe cutters radially on their supports, and a yielding locking means forthe adjustable connection.

19. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a flexible connection between the member and the cutters, amember movable within the hub, means for connecting the said members, ahandle, and means operatively related to the handle and the memberwithin the hub for moving the said other member to adjust the cutters.

20. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a flexible connection between the member and the cutters, amember movable within the hub, means for connecting the said members, ahandle, and an adj ustable connection between the handle and the memberwithin the hub for moving the said other member to adjust the cutters.

21. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a flexible connection between the member and the cutters, amember movable within the hub, means for connecting the said members, ahandle, an adjustable connection between the handle and the memberwithin the hub for moving the said other member to adjust the cutters,and a yielding lock for the adjusting means.

22. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a. flexible connection between the member and the cutters, amember within the hub, means for securing the two members to move inunison, the member within the hub being provided with a threadedaperture, and a handle, said handle being provided with a threadedextension projecting into the hub and engaging the threaded aperture inthe member whereby the rotation of the handle will move the member toadjust the cutters.

23. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a flexible connection between the member and the cutters, amember within the hub, means for securing the two members to move inunison, the member within the hub being provided with a threadedaperture, a handle, said handle being provided with a threaded extensionprojecting into the hub and engaging the threaded aperture in the memberwhereby the rotation of the handle will move the member to adjust thecutters, and means for locking the handle against rotation.

24. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedcutters, supports for the cutters, a member mounted for sliding movementon the hub, a flexible connection between the member and the cutters, a.member within the hub, means for securing the two members to move inunison, the member within the hub being provided with a threadedaperture, a handle, said handle being provided with a threaded extensionprojecting into the hub and engaging the threaded aperture in the memberwhereby the rotation of the handle will move the member to adjust. thecutters, and yielding means operatively related to the handle and thehub to lock the handle against rotation.

25. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedsupports on the hub, spaced cutters mounted for sliding movement on thesupports, amember mounted for sliding movement on the hub, flexibleconnections between the member and the cutters, a member within the hub,a rotatable handle, a. bearing for the handle, a threaded connectionbetween the handle and the member within the hub, means for connectingthe two said members together and for holding the member within the hubagainst rotation, whereby the rotation of the handle will move themember to adjust the cutters. interengaging means on the handle and hubfor locking the handle against rotation and an elastic member within thehub disposed between the member and the said bearing for holding thelocking means in engagement.

26. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub, spacedheads on the hub, a plurality of radial cutters parallel with the huband between the heads, the ends of said cutters having slidingengagement with the heads, a member mounted for sliding movement on thehub, flexible connections between the member and the blades, a memberwithin the hub, said member being provided with a threaded aperture,means for securing the members to move in unison, a handle provided witha threaded projecting portion, and a bearing, said projecting portion onthe handle projecting into the hub through the bearing and havingengagement with the threaded aperture in the member whereby the rotationof the handle will move the said member to adjust the cutters.

27. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a tubular hub,supports on the hub, cutters mounted for sliding movement on thesupports, a member mounted for sliding movement on the hub, flexibleconnections between the members and the cutters, a member within thehub, said hub being provided with a slot, means passing through the slotfor securing the members to move in unison, a rotatable handle, and anadjustable connection between the handle and the member within the hubwhereby the rotation of the handle will movethe members to adjust thecutters.

28. I11 a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, supports onthe hub, cutters mounted for sliding movement on the supports, a membermounted for sliding movement on the hub, flexible connections betweenthe member and the cutters, a rotatable handle, an adjust-ableconnection between the handle and the member whereby the rotation of thehandle will move the member to adjust the cutters, and an indicator forindicating the adjustment of the cutters.

29. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, supports on thehub, cutters mounted for sliding movement on the supports, a membermounted for sliding movement on the hub, flexible connections betweenthe member and the cutters, a rotatable handle, and an adjustableconnection between the handle and the member whereby the rotation of thehandle will move the member to adjust the cutters, said hub beingprovided with a series of graduations with which the said member isadapted to cooperate for adjusting the cutters.

30. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of spaced heads, a hublocated between the heads, said heads being provided with guideways intheir inner faces, cutting blades, the ends of which are mounted forsliding movement in the guideways, said blades being provided withlateral projecting flanges also movable in the guideways, anindependently movable handle, and an adjustable connection between thehandle and the blades whereby the movement of the handle will adjust theblades in the guide ways.

31. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of spaced heads, a hublocated between the heads, said heads being provided with guideways intheir inner faces, cutting blades, the ends of which are mounted forsliding movement in the guideways, said blades being provided withlateral projecting flanges also movable in the guideways, anindependently movable handle, an adjustable connection between thehandle and the blades whereby the movement of the handle will adjust theblades in the guideways, and means for locking the handle againstadjustment.

32. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, spaced headssecured to the hub, a plurality of cutting blades between the heads andparallel with the hub, the ends of the blades having sliding engagementwith the heads, a member, flexible connections between the member andthe blades, means for moving the member to adjust the blades, endcutters surrounding the heads and resting upon the peripheries thereofand means for removably securing the end cutters in position, the activeedge of the end cutters cooperating with and extending in a directiontransverse to the active edge of the said blades.

33. In a dough cutting roller, the c0mbination of a plurality of cuttersarranged longitudinally of the roller, and means movable longitudinallyof the roller simultaneously adjusting the cutters.

34. A dough cutting roller, comprising a plurality of cutters, and meansfor imparting a simultaneous radial adjustment to said cutters.

35. In a dough cutting roller, the combination of a hub, supportsmounted on said hub, a plurality of cutters carried by said supports, ahandle for the roller, a member slidably mounted on the hub, links, eachof said links being pivotally connected to one end of the member and atthe other end to one of the cutters, and means operatively related tothe handle and to the member for imparting a radial adjustment to saidoutters.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 12th day of April, A. D.1907.

HARRY J. GUTTMAN.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS A. HOPKINS, CHAS. H. SEEM.

